8 4 THE PLEASURE, OR [Jan. 
Flowers to blow in the House. 
Several sorts of bulbous roots may be placed upon bulb-glasses of 
water, for blowing in the apartments of the house, such as hyacinths, 
narcissuses, jonquils, early dwarf tulips, bulbous iris', &c; the 
glasses for this purpose are to be had at the seed and glass-shops, 
being made concave at the mouth, they contain each one root, and are 
to be filled with soft water, and one root placed in each glass with its 
bottom touching the water: placing the bottles upon a shelf or 
chimney-piece of some warm room, or in the inside of a warm win- 
dow, and if where the sun comes, it will be an additional advantage; 
but in severe frost, remove them to the interior part of the room 
where a fire is kept: they will soon shoot their roots down into the 
water, which, when become very foul or foetid, should be renewed 
with fresh occasionally: they will thus blow very agreeably, early 
in the spring; and may be greatly forwarded if placed in a hot-bed 
or hot-house. 
Likewise, may plant various sorts of bulbous and tuberous flower- 
roots, in pots for blowing in a house, such as hyacinths, narcissuses 
of all kinds, early tulips, crocuses, anemones, ranunculuses, or any 
other spring flowering kind; having small pots or boxes filled with 
light sandy earth, plant the roots therein just over their crowns, and 
place the pots near a window; when the roots begin to shoot, give 
occasional light waterings, and they will flower in good perfection at 
an early season. 
Blowing Flowers early in Hot-beds, Sfc. 
Many sorts of bulbous, tuberous, and fibrous-rooted perennial 
flowers, if planted in pots, and now placed in a hot-bed, hot-house, or 
any forcing department at work, will shoot and flower early without 
much troublej^only to give occasional watering. Pots of roses, 
dwarf almonds, double-blossom cherry, peach, &c. may also be 
placed in the forcing houses, for early bloom. 
Care of perennial fibrous-rooted Plants, in Pots. 
Double wall-flowers, double stocks, double sweet-williams, and 
any other of the choicer kinds of perennial plants, in pots, should 
be well secured from severe frosts. If these plants in pots are 
placed in frames, let the glasses or other covering be kept over 
them at all times when the frost is keen, or occasionally in very 
wet weather; but in mild dry weather the plants must not be covered 
in the day time. 
Take care now also, of all other choicer kinds of fibrous-rooted 
perennial plants in general, which are in pots, to secure them from 
•frost; such as the double rose campion, double scarlet lychnis, dou- 
ble rocket, and all other like kinds. 
Those plants which are in pots, should, where there is not the 
convenience of frames, be plunged to their rims in a dry and warm 
